General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 2 to 5 feet
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bi-Color: Lavender pink with white center
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ

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Common names
  • American Basket-Flower
  • Shaving Brush
  • Thornless Thistle
  • American Star-Thistle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Plectocephalus americanus
  • Synonym: Centaurea americana

Photo Gallery
Photo by _Bleu_
Location: Friend's garden
Date: 2016-04-24
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2023-05-23
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-06-03
#Pollination
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2023-05-23
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2023-05-10
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-07-08
sweet fragrance
Location: Kyle, Tx
Date: 5-2016
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-05-20
Location: Friend's garden, Comal County, Tx.
Date: 2016-06-14
Location: Friend's garden, Comal County, Tx.
Date: 2016-06-14

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: West Bexar Co., Texas
Date: May 31, 2013
Basketflowrs along the road
Location: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont 
Date: 2019-06-28
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: Late Spring
Basket Flower
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-05-01
Photo by LindaTX8
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-01-31
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